A Prayer of Thanksgiving

I thank You, God,
that though You’re great,
You take the time to see
to all the hurts and inner needs
of one so small as me.

You have a way, a perfect plan,
to make me feel complete,
if I will bring my life, my will
and lay them at Your feet.

It is not for Your sake I need
to bow surrendered there,
but for my own that I may have
the things You want to share.

The peace, the love, the inner sense
of satisfying wealth,
to make the life I live worthwhile,
to others and myself.

Thank You for the problems, too,
and the hard times that I face,
for if it were not for the hurting,
I might fail to see Your grace.

Thank You for the answers
and solutions You provide, 
and even for the waiting that
dissolves my harmful pride.

Glenda Collins Inman